Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-24
CITY Council.

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The Council held it's regular meeting
Tuesday night, present President Oberdor-
fer and Messrs. Bargamin, Butts, Craig,
Crowle. McQuaide, Tams and Teabo.
Election of q Neao Member. Mr.. Craig
presented the resignation of Maj. E. Nc
Mahon, member of the Council from the
"a Ward, who resigned on account of bis
business calling him out of town so fire.
| quently, and moved it be accepted.
T The Council accepted it. and Mr.. Craig
moved to 60 into the election of member
| to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Butts thought it best to postpone
, an election until there was fuller Coun-
Gil.
Mr.. Craig insisted on his motion; which
| being carried he nominated Mr.. E. A. Nc
Mahon. a son of Maj. Mcmahon, for the
vacancy. He said the nomination was a
peculiarly fit one as he resided in the same
locality, belonged to the same church and
was member of the same political party
as the member who had resigned.
. Mr.. Butts put Mr.. Richard P. Bell in
nomination. The roll was called and the
vote stood:
For Messrs Bargamin
Craig. Oberdorfer and Teabo.
For Bell-Messrs. Butts and Crowle.
Messrs. McQuaide and Tams, from the
relation they stood in towards the two can
didates, asked to be excused from voting,
which was granted.
The President, on the announcement of
the vote, declared Mr.. Mcmahon elected.
Special Police.-A message from the
Mayor was received certifying that under
appointment by him Messrs. S. Cohn, G
E. Gregory and W. w. FretwelI. were en-
titled to one days pay as special police
man. Referred.
A Nea5 Residence at the Woter Works.
Mr.. Bargamin introduced a resolution ap-
pointing Messrs. Butts, Cochran and
Crowle Special Committee to examine
the Donaghe mansion at the Water Works
and see if it is advisable to remove it and
build new one. Adopted.
Letter B0res.-On motion of Mr.. Butts,
the Postal Service was permitted to attach
letter boxes to the electric light poles and
to erect other posts on which to place
theul.
The Neao School Houses. Mr.. Tams
reported a plan for a new school house for
whites, drawn by Architect Tinsley, to be
erected in place of the Institute school at
an estimated cost of $4,000. A resolution
was adopted instructing the joint Com
mittee to advertise for bids for its erection
on that plan, the Council to meet next
Tuesday night, June 2Sth) to accept or
reject bids.
The following protest was received re-
gardng the new school accommodations
for colored children:
'The undersigned colored citizens, tax
payers, and property holders of said city,
hereby respectfully beg leave to enter our
solemn protest against the erection of two
buildings for the use of the colored
schools. We have carefully and maturely
considered this subject and are satisfied
that two buildings would be great dis
advantage to our children and to the best
interests of the schools, and that one
building as centrally located as circum-
stances will allow is much more desira BILE,
and we believe would meet the wishes of
a majority of our people could they be
consulted in the premises. We therefore
respectfully but earnestly ask that your
honorable body will grant the prayer of
your petitioners and as in duty bound we
will ever pray, &c.
DC. Carter, W. b. Davenport, J.
IL. Gibson. Stuart M. Tate, James
Robinson. F. Woodson, H. S.
Watson r w prnctnp
Payne, A. B. Graves, S. L. Morris,
L. NJ. Saunders, a. B. Hall, M.
M. Burroughs. Geo. F. Lewis,
Thos q. Campbell. o. J. Derritt,
Geo. Fl. White, 6. A. Jackson, R.
FL. Southall. j. Wesley White, G..
L. Brock, Jas. I. Anderson, W.
W. Lewis, F. T. Ware.''
Electric Liqht.-Mr. Bargamln offered a
resolution looking to putting an incandes-
cent light (ten -hght-power) at the
locality asked for by Col. Skinner and
Prof. Kable. Referred.
Stone Crusher for the Streets MIR, Crowle
offered resolution appropriation $3.50 to
go in with the county in buying 300
stone crusher for making road metal. The
resolution was laid on the table and the
Committee On Streets authorized to agree
with the County Board of Supervisors in
buying crusher on that basis.
CM bing.-The sum of $75 was appropri-
ated to curb Augusta street from Main to
Irish Alley.
Adjourned until next Tuesday night.